tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post1150866427861311523..comments2024-03-28T05:25:35.336-07:00Comments on GORILLAS DON'T BLOG: GDB TENCENNIAL!Major Pepperidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-26609107671286097762016-05-15T03:47:27.617-07:002016-05-15T03:47:27.617-07:00Hey Major! I, too, am late to party, having just c...Hey Major! I, too, am late to party, having just caught up with your blog posts of the past few days. A hearty congratulations on your ten year anniversary of blogging! Generally speaking, I check your blog on a daily basis & always get something awesome to read & learn about. I've always appreciated your sense of humor that you include in each post. I do apologize for not being one to regularly comment on your daily posts but please do not take it personally. As it is, I'm at least 3 years behind in a "note-to-self", so this should give you an idea. Anyhow, thank you so much for all that you share with us & all your labor of love that goes into your blog. Trust me, it is very much adored & appreciated!! Here's to another great decade! <br /><br />KyleKylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00881868226136376940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-71436757646131524862016-05-13T10:43:38.221-07:002016-05-13T10:43:38.221-07:00I'd like to add my own belated comment. Congra...I'd like to add my own belated comment. Congrats, Major, on another milestone, and thanks so much for all your hard work.<br /><br />Mark H. Besottedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08176876658706532175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-27819170778271279712016-05-13T10:29:51.059-07:002016-05-13T10:29:51.059-07:00Holy smokes! Does that mean I have been wasting c...Holy smokes! Does that mean I have been wasting company time for almost 10 years now visiting your blog?! Don't let HR know... wait... I am HR!<br /><br />All the best David and keep up the great work... and fine humor!<br /><br />Finally, don't forget, "Enjoy life! Eat out more often." Wisdom I once discovered on a pack of sugar, and shared regularly on the Jungle Cruise.<br /><br />Always your pal,<br />Amazon BelleMatthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00255173466705979931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-54232762250605294362016-05-13T09:17:52.034-07:002016-05-13T09:17:52.034-07:00DANG! Is there any cake left?!
That last line abou...DANG! Is there any cake left?!<br />That last line about the faithful readers really convicted me Major. Seeing as I missed the celebration by an entire day. I’m SO glad I found this blog, and I am SO thankful that you pour your heart into making it so much fun to read. I’ve said it way too many times in the past, but I have no intentions of stopping anytime soon, it’s your off the charts awesome sense of humor that keeps me coming back. <br /><br />ALWAYS a great joy!<br /><br />Thanks also for celebrating ten years with our friend Nanook. There’s no other reader who deserves the honor more. Thank you too Nanook for all your contributions.<br /><br />WANT! WANT! WANT! just want that spacesuit! But if I can’t have it I’ll gladly take the Fred Gurley as a consolation prize.<br /><br />Can’t thank you enough for all your hard work. Happy tenth, Major!<br />Monkey Cage Kurthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14416939013314956531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-40779688421674533262016-05-13T07:46:21.850-07:002016-05-13T07:46:21.850-07:00I'm a little late but congratulations on the f...I'm a little late but congratulations on the first ten years. The gravesite photo started me digging and I found one taken in 76 or 77 during a high school trip. Though I don't post very often I do check in every day. Congrats again. MRaymondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00352355678521753079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-39641016144833091932016-05-13T06:34:35.481-07:002016-05-13T06:34:35.481-07:00Once again, I would like to thank everyone for th...Once again, I would like to thank everyone for their great comments! I appreciate it very much.Major Pepperidgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-59441446899361154582016-05-12T22:54:17.079-07:002016-05-12T22:54:17.079-07:00Good Show!
Thanks so much. Along with The 'E&...Good Show!<br /><br />Thanks so much. Along with The 'E' Ticket, I'd say your Blog is the most important archive and treasure of Disneyland history out there.<br /><br />Thank you for the DAILY updates. It takes some amazing dedication to post that frequently. 10 years? Wow...has it really been that long?<br /><br />Anyhow, thanks!walterworldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18319070921534941313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-31920037029058759212016-05-12T20:42:59.793-07:002016-05-12T20:42:59.793-07:00Congratulations on 10 years!! I'm eagerly awai...Congratulations on 10 years!! I'm eagerly awaiting the next 10!Matt G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15681412812121681328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-74413843331768400952016-05-12T14:31:40.095-07:002016-05-12T14:31:40.095-07:00What a milestone. Congrats!! May the new images ...What a milestone. Congrats!! May the new images of the 'old' Disneyland of our youth continue to brighten this blog and lighten our spirits. It's greatly appreciated. KS Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-30542541658318087512016-05-12T13:48:04.639-07:002016-05-12T13:48:04.639-07:00Isn't 10 years officially forever in Internet ...Isn't 10 years officially forever in Internet time? The photos are treasures I enjoy daily...the deadpan commentary keeps me coming back to crack up regularly. "Catchin' little pieces of time, makin' your and makin' em mine". Many thanks!Michaelandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07437726102213232026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-64744909919706583292016-05-12T12:38:56.156-07:002016-05-12T12:38:56.156-07:00I almost missed this!
Happy Tencennial, Major! He...I almost missed this!<br /><br />Happy Tencennial, Major! Here's to a job well done.<br /><br />Absolutely LOVE the shot of the Gurley! The fireman has a nice, clean fire, which allows him the luxury of stepping away from the controls; however, the engineer has committed a minor sin by not putting the engine in neutral while stopped (denoted by the angled steel lever beneath the running boards and between the drivers. We can also just make out the brass "air ringer" on the bell that freed up the fireman from the "laborious" task of hand-ringing the bell! Tugging on the rope can get so tiresome!Steve DeGaetanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04947550539650692495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-13033188919409162342016-05-12T12:18:34.736-07:002016-05-12T12:18:34.736-07:00Congrats on 10 amazing years! There are very few w...Congrats on 10 amazing years! There are very few websites that I make a point to visit everyday, and yours is one of them.<br /><br />The scans you've shared have been incredible, and are frequently of things you don't see anywhere else! Plus, the write-up and the comments are always fun to read.<br /><br />Here's to another 10 years!Brad Abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15840396234706561972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-91197188457417066742016-05-12T11:09:10.974-07:002016-05-12T11:09:10.974-07:00Happy Anniversary, Major, from a sometime commenta...Happy Anniversary, Major, from a sometime commentator but longtime reader! The photos are wonderful reminders of our own times at DL and the commentary is great. Thank you, sir.<br /><br />DZzachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03245535719527728522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-86546196756072410492016-05-12T10:03:02.984-07:002016-05-12T10:03:02.984-07:00Golly, I'm late to the party.
Happy Anniversa...Golly, I'm late to the party.<br /><br />Happy Anniversary, Major. Many thanks for your efforts. Like the other commenters, I enjoy the conversations as much as the pictures.<br /><br />These photos really are wonderful. I vote for the spaceman, of course.<br /><br />Since I use Google docs at work, I am always signed in under another account so now post anonymously and my spaceman avi doesn't show up anymore.<br /><br />Best regards to all.<br /><br />JGAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-68968663924910793922016-05-12T09:57:52.428-07:002016-05-12T09:57:52.428-07:00Thanks for all the nice comments, everybody!Thanks for all the nice comments, everybody!Major Pepperidgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-11805127384316134682016-05-12T08:55:28.483-07:002016-05-12T08:55:28.483-07:00Happy Tencennial! Wow, has it been ten years alrea...Happy Tencennial! Wow, has it been ten years already? How the time flies. I'm with the others: Here's to ten more! You keep posting 'em, we'll keep coming and checking them out.<br /><br />You really saved some great gems for your 10th today - clear, crisp and vibrant with motion and life. Except for the ones of the kids in the graves (Wow, one of our own?!) - not as much in the life department.<br /><br />Thank you for ten years of dedication to your craft!Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14726949166373732451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-76124753609706379952016-05-12T08:41:03.643-07:002016-05-12T08:41:03.643-07:00Major- Thanks for all you do. Happy Tencennial! ...Major- Thanks for all you do. Happy Tencennial! <br /> Dennis- Levittown NYdennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17877267230282523219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-79014406732624902432016-05-12T07:57:59.714-07:002016-05-12T07:57:59.714-07:00Happy 10th. Always looking forward to checking thi...Happy 10th. Always looking forward to checking things<br />out every morning. That pic of the Viewliner is my favorite<br />too. And yes, Nanook, thanks for all the neat photos.<br />Glad you guys are around 'cause We went to Disneyland<br />many times in the 50s-60s, but my parents were not big<br />picture takers, so the pics on your site are welcome memory <br />joggers. Can't say I remember the graves on Tom<br />Sawyer's Island at all. Scoped out that island pretty good<br />when I was a youngster and have no memory of them.DrGoathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02687607103991307668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-83559873247104286982016-05-12T07:51:57.742-07:002016-05-12T07:51:57.742-07:00I can't decide on which is my favorite of thes...I can't decide on which is my favorite of these photos today. The K7 Spaceman and flight attendants photos is awesome. Love the coloring of the spacesuit. Such a nice close up of the Fred Gurley showing its detail and the Skyway shot is a visual feast. Love the Tomorrowland Viewliner detail lettering on the loco too. And then there's Nanook and Friend in their early graves. What a pair of pics that is. I love 'em all!<br /><br />Again, Major. You have truly created something special here with Gorilla's Don't Blog. I can't thank you enough.<br /><br />Nanook, You've made a most awesome debut today. What a great pair of photos of you and your friend at Disneyland. Your photos illustrate the simple fun that Disneyland once was. I'm really looking forward to more of your family photo trips to Disneyland.<br />K. Martinezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03960970051790617367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-10694342573334493382016-05-12T07:14:06.803-07:002016-05-12T07:14:06.803-07:00There probably isn't any more to that Skyway s...There probably isn't any more to that Skyway slide hidden under the mount. "Half-frame" cameras that only exposed half as much film per exposure when compared to a regular 35mm camera were fairly common at mid-century. They allowed the photographer to take twice as many photos on the same roll of film, although there was a corresponding sacrifice in image size and quality when enlarged. <br /><br />I'm surprised the concept didn't have more of a following, particularly now that we know that the public was willing to sacrifice quality for convenience based on the popularity of the 16mm 110 Pocket Instamatic cameras in the '70s. It's also funny to think that during WWII, 35mm was considered a "miniature" format and eschewed by combat photographers in favor of 620 and 120 roll film cameras (think Kodak Medalist I) or even 4x5 Speed Graphics.<br /><br />It's also interesting to note how image shape drives composition and the way a photographer thinks, especially if the print will be a different shape than the negative or slide.<br /><br />But enough technobabble - today is a day of celebration! Thanks so much, Major, for sticking with this blog - and this community - for so many years. Your pictures and commentary really do brighten our days - some darker than others - and provide a creative and informational outlet for the rest of us. Your collection contributes more to the preservation and dissemination of theme park and mid-century ephemera than I think most of us realize. That you continue to do this willingly, cheerfully, and free of charge (to us at least, not to you) on a daily basis through some rough days of your own says a lot about your character. I'm proud to virtually know you. Keep up the great work!<br /><br />Now...where are the candles dancing on the giant cake?Chuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01836717368846566211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-87412347761813467752016-05-12T07:12:03.531-07:002016-05-12T07:12:03.531-07:00Happy Anniversary! Thank you so much for all the ...Happy Anniversary! Thank you so much for all the years of posting! Your page is still the must-see of every morning for me. I love seeing the Disneyland my parents grew up with and still talk about, and some of the later pics from the 70's evoke my own memories.<br /><br />Dig that space suit!DKorenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05819702518388146971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-17932291066517216612016-05-12T06:55:01.503-07:002016-05-12T06:55:01.503-07:00Congratulations on this milestone! Going to this b...Congratulations on this milestone! Going to this blog is a daily activity for me and I love all the interesting things you find and post for us to enjoy. Many bring back such fond memories of my childhood. And it was great to meet you a couple of months back :) Irenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02286032807894115704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-49814389618873345342016-05-12T06:22:01.746-07:002016-05-12T06:22:01.746-07:00Congratulations on Ten Happy Years!
I know you nev...Congratulations on Ten Happy Years!<br />I know you never expected to make it this long and we couldn't be more happy that you were wrong. Thank you so much for all your tireless (except for those photos of cars that actually have tires) efforts to entertain us and make us forget the idiocy and confusion of today's world, even if just for a few minutes. One can truthfully say you're an unqualified success! (because, after all, where would one go to get qualified for this kind of job?) Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!<br /><br /><br />Nanook! Out of the North and into the grave! Cool pics! (taken just 4 months before I was born)<br />I can't recall seeing those graves, either, but our first trip to DL wasn't until '74. Maybe they were gone.<br /><br />That space suit looks so much like Destination: Moon's that I'd be willing to go out on a limb and say it probably IS one that was made for D:M and purchased or rented by Disney for use in the park. Either that or it was sewed from the same patterns.Scott Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10225636456858440089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-55273905411227961312016-05-12T06:05:00.558-07:002016-05-12T06:05:00.558-07:00Major, congrats on the Major feat of putting up wi...Major, congrats on the Major feat of putting up with the mundane tasks of color correction and lint/speck removal for the high pay of nothing. Haveing done it for a living (actual pay) in the 1980's I know how frustrating it can be when the slides/photos are in sorry shape.<br /><br />You manage to brighten our days and for that we are eternally gratefull. Thanks to you and everyone who has contributed media from their own collections to be displayed here for all of us to enjoy.<br /><br />I hope we can all keep digging a little deeper, find that missing batch of photographic gems that we can share with you (and all GDB viewers) to keep you going for a lot longer. Thanks again. Alonzo P Hawkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10529651580262634489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-50703554136691978652016-05-12T06:02:37.609-07:002016-05-12T06:02:37.609-07:00Happy anniversary! Thank you for 10 great years. ...Happy anniversary! Thank you for 10 great years. My moring .... first Gorillas don't blog ... than coffee. You and your "regulars" are the best.Gnometrekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15345102959768575170noreply@blogger.com